Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BRIDGE 86 LIMITED 

To give support to people with mental health problems, providing a pathway through assessment, recovery & community integration.Based in South London, we offer a full range of services to help clients become independent, from 24 hour supported accommodation to Flexible Community & Medium support, with accommodation where required, to Respite & Recovery services, and to the Recovery College.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£5,128£5,092£36£0£1,160£1,1602.71350
31/03/22£4,628£4,271£357£22£1,124£1,1243.21100
31/03/21£4,131£4,028£103£61£586£5861.71060
31/03/20£3,445£3,400£45£0£513£5131.8880
31/03/19£2,915£2,898£17£123£500£5002.1590
31/03/18£3,026£3,015£11£0£452£4521.8570
31/03/17£3,031£3,014£17£0£423£4231.7500
31/03/16£3,128£3,045£84£0£397£3971.6480
31/03/15£2,441£2,329£112£93£299£2991.5420
31/03/14£1,413£1,379£33£39£239£2392.1310
31/03/13£1,076£935£141£35£281£1812.3250
31/03/12£948£938£10£36£124£1241.6230
31/03/11£931£868£63£36£179£1792.5220
31/03/10£931£876£55£29£116£1161.6220
31/03/09£841£928£-87£26£61£610.8160
31/03/08*£860£1,027£-167£34£148£1481.7240
31/03/07*£870£848£21£27£312£3124.4260
31/03/06*£840£781£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£918£788£131£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£607£589£18£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 35 years
(36 years as a company)

www.bridgesupport.org

info@bridgesupport.org

02082989677

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley, Bromley, Essex, Greenwich, Kingston Upon Thames, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 135 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Stir Cafe Community Hub
£9,620 08/03/2019
12
The project will develop a community café for people living with the effects of poor mental health. The aim is to provide volunteering opportunities, improve mental wellbeing and reduce isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-72
  • SARAH BOUNDY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Communications Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/1989, number: 802227
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/09/1987, number: 02162224
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 13 days late, AR06: 37 days late, AR05: 17 days late, AR04: 59 days late,
Main office

Deepdene House
30 Bellegrove Road
Welling
DA16 3PY

Objectives

TO PROVIDE CARE AND TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO ENABLE THEM TO MOVE TOWARDS LEADING INDEPENDENT LIVES AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR SUCH OF THEM AS SHALL BE IN NEED OF ACCOMMODATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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